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Michel Herbelin 19515AP15GD City Blue Dial Brown Leather Strap Watch - W03126
Ref. 19515AP15GD
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The City line has long been Michel Herbelin's answer to a particular French brief: a watch that carries serious mechanical ambition without drawing attention to itself. This reference packs a genuine roster of complications — GMT, moonphase, power reserve, day-date, chronograph — into 39mm of steel, which keeps it from tipping into the heavy, assertive proportions that multi-complication dials so often require. The blue dial is dense with information but the silver indices hold it legible, and the brown leather on a butterfly clasp sits naturally against a shirt cuff. At 30 metres the watch is splash-resistant rather than seriously waterproof, which is honest: a dial this busy is where your attention should be, not the deep end of a pool.
- Reference
- 19515AP15GD
- Brand
- Michel Herbelin
- Case size
- 39mm
- Case material
- Two-tone
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Black
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Bezel
- Unidirectional rotating
- Movement
- Solar
- Calibre
- ETA F05.111
- Functions
- Chronograph, GMT, Day-date, Small seconds, Moonphase, Power reserve indicator, Tachymeter, Skeleton dial
- Water resistance
- 30m
- Bracelet / strap
- Leather strap
- Strap colour
- Bronze
- Clasp
- Butterfly clasp
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- F.Hinds
Learn more about Michel Herbelin
Michel Herbelin founded his workshop in 1947 at Charquemont, a village in the French Jura a few miles from the Swiss border, in a region that had made watch parts for generations. The company is still run by his descendants and still assembles in Charquemont, which makes it one of the few French watch brands of any age to have stayed independent.
The Newport, introduced in the late 1980s and named after the Rhode Island sailing town, is what most people know it for: a nautical-styled watch with a distinctive articulated bracelet. It has been in the range ever since and accounts for a large share of what the company sells.
- 1947
- Michel Herbelin founds the workshop at Charquemont
- 1988
- The Newport is introduced and becomes the signature line
Also in 6 collections
This watch appears in Back in Stock (4,405), Chronograph Watches (1,132), Leather Strap Watches (942), Skeleton Watches (291), GMT Watches (221) and Solar & Kinetic Watches (212).
Manufacturer’s guarantee
What the specifications mean
Strengths
- 39mm suits most wrists
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- Second time zone for travelling
- Sits in the lower half of Michel Herbelin's range as we list it
Worth knowing
- 30m means keeping it away from water
Michel Herbelin 19515AP15GD City Blue Dial alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | 19515AP15GD | AT0200-05E | RX389AX9 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £135 | £139 | £100 |
| Case size | 39mm | 39mm | 40mm |
| Water resistance | 30m | 100m | 100m |
| Movement | Solar | Solar | Solar |
| Strap | Leather strap | Fabric strap | Stainless steel bracelet |
| This watch |
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
No. At 30m it will survive rain and handwashing, but not submersion of any kind.
Water resistance explainedWill the glass scratch?
Unlikely. Sapphire is second only to diamond in hardness and shrugs off everyday marking.
Sapphire, mineral and acrylic comparedDoes it need a battery?
No. It charges from light, and the cell behind that is designed to last a decade or more.
Quartz, automatic and solar comparedIs it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as men's, though at 39mm it sits in the range that suits anyone.
Cheapest place to buy
F.Hinds is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference, so there is nothing to compare it against today.
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